Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
mercury (vapor)
CAS # 7439-97-6 (elemental mercury)
Alternative Name
mercury (vapour)
Categories*
Household product ingredient
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Metal/Metallurgy
Unconventional Oil and Gas
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Barregård L, Lindstedt G, Schutz A, Sällsten G. 1994. Endocrine function in mercury exposed chloralkali workers. Occup Environ Med 51(8):536-540.
*Category References
Grant CJ, Weimer AB, Marks NK, Perow ES, Oster JM, Brubaker KM, Trexler RV, Solomon CM, Lamendella R. 2015. Marcellus and mercury: Assessing potential impacts of unconventional natural gas extraction on aquatic ecosystems in northwestern Pennsylvania. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng 50(5):482-500.
Lan X, Talbot R, Laine P, Torres A, Lefer B, Flynn J. 2015. Atmospheric Mercury in the Barnett Shale Area, Texas: Implications for Emissions from Oil and Gas Processing. Environ Sci Technol 49(17):10692-10700.
Maguire-Boyle SJ, Barron AR. 2014. Organic compounds in produced waters from shale gas wells. Environ Sci Process Impacts 16(10):2237-2248.
University of Maryland. Clean-Up Procedures for Broken Fluorescent Lamps.
US Dept of Energy. Mercury Emission Control R&D.
US Dept of Health & Human Services. Household Products Database.
US EPA. 2012. Mercury Management & Exposure Prevention.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.